Sometime during Monday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkinsuffered an upper body injury. “I think [the injury happened] in the first period sometime,” head coach Adam Oates said to Monumental Network on Wednesday. “He was sore. [Head athletic trainer Greg Smith ] told me he was a little sore. I think as the game went along probably a little sorer. Yesterday was an off-day, we traveled, so he’s getting checked out today.”

I re-watched the entire first period of the game Wednesday night. Frequent RMNB GIF contributor Hana Imiolczyk (welshhockeyfan) did too. When did Ovechkin get hurt and what is the nature of the injury?

Here’s what we pieced together.

Summary

Forty-two seconds into the game, Alex Ovechkin got his first shift. It was eventful. First, the Russian machine harmlessly knocked over Daniel Sedin from behind in the offensive zone.